Sentences with phrase «role unions play»

This is not the time or place to give in to those who do not understand the central role unions play in bringing our communities and workplaces together.

Upon receiving the endorsement, Lauren Thoden stated, «I know firsthand the critical role unions play in supporting New York's working families — my dad is a retired union electrician and my husband is a CSEA member.

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«Responsible lending by community banks and credit unions did not cause the financial crisis, and our mortgage rules reflect the fact that small institutions play a vital role in many communities,» CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a press release.

Porter began traveling with the president, playing more of a policy role, and helped write Trump's State of the Union address last month.

The ruling could also play a role in a dispute between McDonald's and labor unions, which is set to resume in the fall before the NLRB.

On this Labor Day we would do well to remember that unions have long played a crucial role in the American economy in evening out the bargaining power between employers and employees.

Workers and unions can play a role in pushing the new Liberal government.

In the key Lavigne vs. OPSEU decision of 1991, Justice Gérard La Forest explained that the unionization model in Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.»

Canadians are playing a key role in the lucrative and rapidly growing worldwide business of cash for passports, an industry that Canada, the United States and the European Union have warned could threaten national security, a CBC News investigation reveals.

The so - called «Brexit» fiasco (Britain's exit from the European Union) has played a role in the downward trend in lending rates.

«Of course there's a massive role to play for UKIP in shaping that future deal and making sure that Brexit actually means the thing that people are voting for when they decided to leave the European Union.»

It did so out of a desire to play a larger role in international politics and to overcome, in the eyes of Russians, the humiliation it had suffered with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Their union plays its role in a larger history, and it becomes part of their vocation to contribute to the ongoing life of a people.

For Christians, sexual difference and union is a type of Christ and the church... Only as allegory can the Song play its central role in healing our sexual imaginations.»

Historian Perry Miller characterized revival as «the engine of the Republic,» a phenomenon that played a central role in transforming a somewhat loose constitutional federation into a republican union.

, the establishment of incipient Syrian power in Damascus under Rezon to the north (11:23 f.), and, from the very center, the early insurrection of the Ephraimite Jeroboam (11:26 - 28) who, upon Solomon's death, played a leading role in the North's secession from Israelite union.

When this man handed you a pamphlet you took it no matter what the subject: the dangers of atomic power plants, the role played by the International Jewish Cartel in the overthrow of friendly governments, the CIA - Contra - cocaine connection, the farm workers» unions, the Jehovah's Witnesses (If You Can Answer These Ten Questions «Yes,» You Have Been SAVED!)

Grace Boyle, chair of the student union's Love Veggie society, played a key role in Ulster's adoption of MFM by starting a petition to gather support for the move, because of a lack of meat free and vegan options at Ulster, and because the university does not formally acknowledge that the meat and dairy industries are major contributors to climate change.

The FJA is also a member of the International Fruit Union and plays an active role in their committees, particularly the Technical / Codex Committee.

And removing Clark from his role as executive director doesn't necessarily mean players want him to be gone from any kind of leadership position, either: as Rosenthal writes, many players «believe the union would benefit from Clark's intelligence, passion, and playing background in another role even if he were removed as executive director.»

In local races it will play a dominant role; in larger races it will play a complementary role, for labor unions and nonprofit organizations it still plays a strong role in connecting organization to its members.»

Lucas also said she would like to play a leading role in the campaign to stay in the European Union.

Although Sean Patrick Maloney is the favorite of a number of unions, he played a key role in the fallout of the Troopergate scandal, which Cuomo investigated as AG, and also ran against the governor in the 2006 AG primary.

Perhaps the most tangible evidence of the EU foreign service is to be found in countries outside the Union where EU delegations increasingly play a vital role.

So, when we have the debate about the Union influence within the Labour Party, let's remember that when Unions last played a real and major role in society on a national level, our country created the NHS, committed to full employment and a council house building programme.

«It is not an endorsement or defense of Nixon personally, but is a response to union leaders that have rolled out statements today aiming to shut down public discussion of the role that labor contracts have played in cost overruns at the MTA.»

In January, a group of trade unionists met with the Electoral Reform Society to discuss the key role that unions play in society's democratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for Democratic Reform.

Under such conditions, and with such leadership capabilities, support for the union can be enforced through punishment, meaning leadership in the form of the supervising agent will play a more significant role in attaining cooperation.

At the critical juncture of 1991 (the fall of the Soviet Union), it looked like Iran could play a powerful or even destabilising role in Central Asia; however, it was hampered by its recent war with Iraq and a desire to normalise its relations with the West.

Drawing on six case studies, examining the role of ideology in mass killing by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union under Stalin, the Allied powers in their aerial bombardment of Germany and Japan, the terrorist campaigns of Daesh and Al Qaeda, the Rwandan Genocide and the Guatemalan Civil War, the project will develop theoretical and empirical understanding of the role ideology plays in mass killing.

Kevin Finnegan, the union's most recent political director, played an instrumental role in whipping votes for Melissa Mark - Viverito (a former 1199 organizer herself) before she was elected City Council Speaker.

And the responses suggest a growing divide between the nation and its highest court on constitutional questions that have moved to the heart of the American system, as the advent of super PACs and the abandonment of public financing by both parties in presidential elections have enabled wealthy donors, corporations and unions to play a greater role in political fund - raising.

That's where I believe the trade union movement can play a pivotal role.

What role will labor unions with deep influence like the New York State United Teachers play?

Some independent groups could try and make up for the lack of a unified ground game, with Ralph Reed for instance trying to mobilize evangelical voters and play a role similar to that of the unions on the Left.

The union is highlighting the role played by private security officers (10 of the 24 32BJ members who perished held that job), who the ad says serve as the public's «eyes and ears» because they're often first on the scene of emergencies.

The party played a leading role in the Reardon - Schaufler race, bringing in support from its union members and enlisting its own paid canvassing and phone banking operations.

Javid said: «Trade unions have a constructive role to play in representing their members» interests but our one - nation government will balance their rights with those of working people and business.

Because the right around Blair will rapidly exhaust whatever credit it retains in the unions, the soft left around Peter Hain and Clare Short — organised in the What's Left group of MPs — is going to play a vital role as Blair's ambassadors and left cover.

Peter Sellers plays three roles, including Dr Strangelove, who tries to stop General Jack D Ripper (Sterling Hayden) from launching a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

In NY we know they're the political party of the public unions and most NY Dems in Albany gratefully take their endorsements but their talons don't spread much past our borders so they seem irrelevant, especially on the national stage where they'll play NO role as a check on Trump.

About the role Governor Eliot Spitzer's office played in having state troopers provide reports on Bruno to the Times - Union.

With its large Latino membership and ability to play a decisive role in local elections, this building workers union is only growing more relevant.

They union and its president George Gresham, who is close with Mr. Cuomo, played a large role in the «Fight for Fifteen» movement to hike the minimum wage.

«Trade unions have a constructive role to play in representing their members» interests but our one nation government will balance their rights with those of working people and business,» he said.

As a former union organizer, I know the critical role that labor has played in building the middle class and creating good jobs.

The other is what role trade unions and their members should play within the Labour party.

A union member working at the site says you would need to multiply that number three or four times to get a good idea of the number of local people directly linked to it so it's little wonder that nuclear is expected to play a major role in the byelection.

«And that is why trade unions, trade unionists and the Labour movement are playing such an important role in keeping Scotland and the United Kingdom together.

«Trade unions have a constructive role to play in representing their members» interests but our one - nation government will balance their rights with those of working people and business.